Pittburgh football's quarterback situation remains uncertain ahead of Saturday’s game against No. 20 Clemson. Starter Eli Holstein, who left each of the past two games with a head injury, is listed as a game-time decision.

Pat Narduzzi announced Thursday at his weekly presser that Holstein has not been cleared by the Pitt medical staff yet, and his status is a game-time decision. Narduzzi said that

Pat Narduzzi walked inside the big conference room adjacent to his office Thursday afternoon and correctly read the minds of the assembled reporters. “Probably the big question is how is Eli doing, right?

The Pittsburgh Panthers got off to their first 7-0 start since 1982, and perhaps the biggest reason for a flawless opening two months was the presence of redshirt freshman quarterback Eli Holstein. The Alabama transfer burst onto the scene and immediately looked the part of a former 4-star recruit finding his form as a starter.